21 July 2009

By: Ionut Arghire, Mobile Editor
New Samsung Handsets Spotted, S9110 and i920
Might surface as high-end devices
Two more handsets coming from the South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung have emerged into the wild recently, namely the Samsung S9110 and i920. Both devices have reportedly received approval from the Bluetooth SIG, and it seems that the latter has even seen FCC's blessing, which means that the company might announce it in the near future as available for the US market. The first new device, the Samsung S9110 (GT-S9110), received the Bluetooth SIG approval not too long ago, yet no specific details on its capabilities are known for the moment. What can be said about it is that it will include Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP, that it might also sport Wi-Fi capabilities, and that it could turn out to be a high-end device. According to UnwiredView, the fact that the handset will be included in the company's S-series is a clear indicator that it will pack a lot of functionalities (the family ranges from low-end to high-end touchscreen devices), while the presence of 'S9' in its model number shows that it might be a luxurious device (compared to the S9402 Ego candybar, the only similar Samsung handset). As for the second new mobile phone from Samsung, the SCH-i920, we can report that it has seen both Bluetooth SIG and FCC clearance, and that it has been described as a "Cellular/PCS CDMA Phone with Bluetooth, Ev-DO and WLAN." The handset might turn into the successor of the Verizon Samsung Omnia, also known as SCH-i900. Unfortunately, there are no further details available on either of the two phones, yet we hope for more pieces of information to surface in the near future. The company is reportedly asking for a 180-day confidentiality time frame, which might suggest that the phones could land in less than half a year, but this is only a wild guess. Stay tuned to learn more details as soon as they emerge.
Samsung i920 has been recently approved both by FCC and Bluetooth SIG UnwiredView
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By: Ionut Arghire, Mobile Editor 22 July 2009
Samsung's Watch Phone, the S9110, Gets Official
The thinnest wristwatch phone in the world
South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has announced today the launch of its first watch phone, the S9110. Proving to be the thinnest wristwatch handset in the world, the new device comes to the market with a full-touch display, but it seems that its feature list is a quite long, considering the form factor. The new Samsung S9110 was spotted on the Web only yesterday, when it was reported to have received Bluetooth SIG approval. As stated in our previous story, the phone proves to be a luxurious device. Moreover, it comes to the market in direct competition with the LG GD910, another watch phone developed by a South Korean company. When compared to the LG device, the Samsung S9110 shows a slimmer body, at only 11.98mm (2mm slimmer than LG's GD910). In addition, the new handset also features a larger touchscreen display, measuring 1.76 inches, as well as Bluetooth connectivity and speech recognition capabilities, the same as its competitor. On the other hand, it lacks some of the features present with the LG GD910, including the 3G connectivity support, which means that this little guy won't make video calls. Even so, it sports Outlook sync capabilities, as well as a built-in speakerphone, which might prove useful in case you are not fond of the Bluetooth headsets that can work with it. Other details on the device include the fact that it has been crafted from stainless steel, it comes with a scratch-resistant glass that is meant to protect its display, and it features a leather strap. The looks of the S9110 are rather stylish, and it should appeal to a lot of users out there, although the slimmer body came at the expense of 3G functionality. The new Samsung S9110 is expected to become available for purchase in France starting this month, while its price tag has been set at 450 Euros. Considering the fact that the LG GD910 costs three times as much, it will be interesting to see how the two will go along on the market.
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